China successfully launches Shenzhou-12 spacecraft

 China on Thursday successfully (成功地 chénggōng de) launched (发射 fāshè) the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission.

 

Aerospace keywords 航空航天相关词汇：

 

[yǔháng yuán] 宇航员 astronaut

[héxīn cāng] 核心舱 core module

[kōngjiānzhàn] 空间站 space station

[tàikōng cāng] 太空舱 capsule

[tàncè chē ] 探测车 rover

[zài rén hángtiān] 载人航天 manned space flight